Watford forward Isaac Success and Enugu Rangers striker Osas Okoro will both be given awards by the Edo FA at a ceremony scheduled for the Excalibur Hotel, Benin, on December 16.
The 20-year-old Success, a 2013 U-17 World Cup winner, joined the Hornets for a club record £12.5m from Granada in July, after a virtuoso performance in La Liga that saw him named 2015/16 Granada Player of the Year. He will be crowned the Edo Footballer of the Year for his performances in Europe.
Okoro played a major role as the Flying Antelopes ended their 32-year league hoodoo last season. he will also be crowned the Edo Footballer of the Year for his outstanding showing in the domestic league.
Super Falcons and Bayelsa United star Osarenoma Igbinovia is the Player of the Year (Women).
The annual football awards were initiated on assumption of office by the Frank Ilaboya-led Edo FA last year to honour outstanding football personalities from the state and beyond.
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki will receive the Grand Patron Award on the occasion.
Coach Samson Siasia, who led the national U-23 team to a bronze medal win at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and General Manager SuperSport, Felix Awogu, have been earmarked for the Football Personalities of the Year.
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